Good day. I am a heart exploration coach, and I am grateful for the opportunity to offer you some guidance.
From your description, I can appreciate the confusion and distress you feel. After all, this occurred when you were a freshman in college, which is a significant transition.
It seems that you are still dwelling on this matter, which may indicate that there is a kind of rumination involved. This could mean that you are replaying this freshman incident in your mind, again and again, which might be trapping you in self-blame and guilt, and thus causing you to suffer greatly inside.
You have reached out to us in the hope of finding a solution to this situation, which we understand is something you would prefer not to continue.
I would like to use your actual content as a starting point to enter into your inner world with you and work together to find a solution to alleviate this matter that has been weighing on your mind for several years. I hope that we can come to a good outcome.
First of all, this incident occurred when you were a freshman, and you felt it was a complete failure of a solution. However, from the perspective of self-analysis and self-awareness, you couldn't think of what to do at the time, so you would also like to ask for our opinion.
If I might respectfully inquire further, that night you went out to dinner with a few classmates from the next room. After dinner, you were going to go to class, but one of the students was allergic to soy products, and after eating, it would cause very serious symptoms, such as cold, red hands and feet, vomiting, shaking, etc. I believe it would be beneficial to start with the essence.
Perhaps he was aware of his allergy to beans, but for whatever reason, he did not mention it during the meal.
Normally, with such a severe allergy, one would expect him to avoid soy products. However, on this occasion, he ate them directly and had a severe reaction. Could you please explain the cause and course of events?
Perhaps he forgot about it, or maybe he didn't realize that edamame could have such a strong reaction.
Could the circumstances at the time and his behavior with you have indicated that he was allergic to soy products? If he may have already shown this condition at the dinner table, we may have overlooked it, and we may also be partly responsible for this.
Could you please tell us what happened next? It seems that he didn't want us to tell the teacher, and he also didn't want his classmates to know about it. This was probably a way of protecting you indirectly.
However, if we assume that he did not take it seriously and ate this soy product, which led to such a serious result, we can avoid excessive self-blame.
Given that it was something that happened naturally and from his point of view it was not important, we were unaware that he was allergic to it and therefore allowed him to eat it. As a result, he was harmed by one of the ingredients.
In light of these circumstances, it seems that the cause of this consequence may have been a previous event in his life. Perhaps there was no need for us to pay too much attention to this matter.
If I might suggest, let's move on.
After he became allergic to soy products, he stopped monitoring your class directly, not wanting to call the instructor or 120, and not wanting too many people to know. It's possible that his reasons for not wanting these people to know about this matter may have been due to a fear of the outside world.
Some people may feel this way. They may be concerned that if others learn about their situation, it might lead to gossip. Some people don't like being the subject of gossip, so his initial approach was to try to prevent this from happening.
If I may enquire, as the person directly looking after him, did you realize it?
If you were fully aware of it, you did not want others to know that he was already very allergic, so you also acted in his best interests, because you wanted to quietly help him back to his dorm room. This also happened to fulfill one of your needs, which was to go back to the dorm room and play games.
However, there is one thing he is reluctant to accept help with. He would prefer you to help him return to his room and take care of him there. There are two reasons why he doesn't want you to take him back to the dormitory. Firstly, he doesn't want to trouble you. Secondly, he would prefer to limit the number of people involved in this incident.
Perhaps he just wants things to pass quietly without a trace. Some people are often shy about social interactions with outsiders and may be more worried about the trouble their actions may cause others.
It might be helpful to try to endure a little discomfort yourself and to rely on your own resources as much as possible. He may be like this, but you still insisted on seeing him off.
With a kind and caring heart, you assisted him to the next bedroom, removed his jacket, and helped him to the bed. However, at this time, he was still quite serious and had not fully recovered.
So you simply helped him tidy up a bit and went to play in his room.
However, shortly thereafter, an unfortunate incident occurred that caused you considerable distress. You had left the bathroom door ajar, but due to the strong winds, it closed behind you.
However, after closing the door, you left the key in his room, and your phone was also in his room. At this time, you were actually following the principle of helping him keep secrets. You didn't want to alert too many people, so you didn't ask your classmates to help you deal with it, and you didn't want the tutor to know about it either.
However, your classmate is still locked in his room, and the symptoms of vomiting have reappeared. You can see that he is in a great deal of discomfort and that he requires assistance, yet you are unable to provide it. At this juncture, you are truly hoping that your feelings of affection will encourage you to seek the help of the dormitory management staff, so that they can assist you in opening the door and taking care of him.
However, it is important to note that actions have consequences. By informing the dormitory supervisor, the class teacher, and the instructor, it is likely that they will become aware of the situation. This could potentially lead to the discovery of information that your classmate may prefer to keep private.
In your heart, you feel a desire to help him, yet you also have reservations. On the one hand, you empathize with him, but on the other, you're hesitant to involve the homeroom teacher.
It seems there are some inconsistencies in your approach. You believe your initial stance was correct, yet the outcome has not been as you hoped. The instructor has expressed reservations about your performance, and in the future, you may find that fewer responsibilities are entrusted to you. This could potentially lead to a sense of isolation among your classmates.
If I might offer my personal opinion, it seems that you were trying to help someone in a difficult situation, but perhaps the method you used wasn't the most effective.
If I might make a suggestion, perhaps you could have bought him some anti-allergy medicine during the trip back, or gone back to the dormitory to get him some water, or given him something detoxifying like mung bean soup or milk?
Perhaps what we could do is try to solve the essence of the difficulties encountered by the other party, rather than simply accompanying them superficially.
I want to reassure you that there is absolutely nothing wrong with your intentions. I appreciate your kindness. I can understand that at that age, you were still young and might have been panicking when things happened. I can also appreciate that you were perhaps a bit of a playboy.
In this situation, if we don't take the principle of helping the other person relieve the pain and solve the problem as a guideline, there is a risk that things might not go well in the future.
If I might offer some advice based on your situation, I would say that…
First and foremost, when we encounter problems in the future, it would be prudent to consider potential solutions and mitigation strategies, with the aim of making the other person feel comfortable. You may wish to reflect on the situation at the university, which has been isolated for some time now.
If I may enquire, did you offer a more sincere apology to this person afterwards? And how was the subsequent interaction between the two of you?
If the other person truly forgives you, I believe it will bring you a sense of relief. Given that this incident occurred during your college years, as you transition from college to the wider world after graduation, you may find that the passage of time and your subsequent experiences will help you to move forward.
If we can learn from this experience and adapt our approach to problem-solving in similar situations in the future, I believe we can maintain smooth interpersonal relationships.
It would be helpful to understand your own perception of your coping skills.
It's important to remember that others can only see and understand a part of you. Their definitions of you are only a reference point, not the final word. Your own opinion of yourself is an invaluable piece of the puzzle.
From what I can gather, it seems that you have been holding on to this for a couple of years, which suggests that you may still be struggling to forgive yourself.
Perhaps we could consider expressing our guilt towards the other party, or expressing hope that we can improve our communication through hard work.
After all, you now feel that no matter what you say, others may not fully understand you. It might be best to just keep quiet and let it pass quietly.
Otherwise, you would not have asked a question on our platform, which suggests that you still feel aggrieved.
You have handled this matter admirably for your age. It's just that we all need time to mature and gain experience.
Perhaps it would be beneficial to encounter this in the future, when we are more mature, and allow ourselves to experience this pain.
Fortunately, this challenging period has now come to an end. We can learn from this experience. I believe you already have a clear idea of how we should proceed in the future.
Based on the above, I have attempted to shed light on some of your inner feelings, how you should interact with others in the future, what you should do to get things done, and what qualities you need to have.
There are also many details, such as the above questions, which I would be grateful if you could organize and answer. If you would like to ask me a question, you can do so by clicking on my personal homepage. I will do my best to help you sort out your current state of mind in this dilemma in a more targeted way.
I look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best.
Comments
That sounds like a really tough and stressful situation. If I were in your shoes, I would have prioritized getting help for my classmate right away despite his wishes. An allergic reaction that severe is too dangerous to ignore. Calling emergency services should have been the first step.
I can understand why you felt compelled to help your friend while respecting his privacy, but health and safety come first. In this case, I would have explained the urgency to the dorm supervisor or another authority figure, even if it meant breaking confidentiality. Allergic reactions can be lifethreatening.
It's commendable that you tried to assist your friend under those challenging circumstances. Looking back, reaching out to someone with medical training might have been the best course of action. It's important to trust professionals when dealing with potential emergencies.
Your intention was good, but the outcome could have been much worse. In hindsight, it might have been better to insist on calling for medical assistance immediately. It's crucial not to let respect for someone's privacy outweigh their immediate need for care.
You did what you thought was right at the time, but it's clear that you learned a valuable lesson from this experience. Moving forward, it's important to know that in situations involving health risks, it's always better to seek professional help without delay.